Zach Thomas
Zach Thomas
Zachary Michael Thomasis a former American college and professional football player who was a middle linebacker in the National Football Leaguefor thirteen seasons. He played college football for Texas Tech University, and was recognized as a unanimous All-American. He was drafted by the Miami Dolphins in the fifth round of the 1996 NFL Draft, and played for the Dolphins his first twelve seasons in the NFL. He was selected to the Pro Bowl seven times and recorded 1,100 tackles...
ProfessionFootball Player
Date of Birth1 September 1973
CityPampa, TX
They did wear us out. You have to give credit to the Chiefs. They have a good offense and we gave them some things, including myself. ... You could tell the energy wasn't there for us, and you can't play football without a spark. There was nothing there.
It might have been 70 percent. Probably not that much, but it was a lot.
For a guy who's 21 years old, that's impressive to come in here and pick up a scheme like this. That just shows that he is only going to get better.
They put us in a hole and it changed the whole game.
Seems like every year at this time I give you an excuse. Then I say what has to be done, and we do it, and the next year there's a different excuse. But what they've done this year is pack the team with so much talent that we won't be able to blow it. We're so loaded that there just won't be any excuses.
On defense, we can be really good this year. Hopefully, we can just keep it together. We throw in new stuff every week. But we've got to be on the same page every week. If we get that down, we can be very dominant.
You're not going to stay because he likes you. That's why I feel like I have to stay healthy and be here as long as I can. They're going to bring a championship here.
We killed ourselves on defense, man. Let them beat you; don't let yourselves beat you.
We're trying to do what the Patriots have done. We've got a long way to go, but those guys know how to win. They've been there. They've done that. That's what we're striving to do.
He's a little different guy than what he is on camera. He's entertaining. He's a good guy.
Holcomb did a good job of reading, especially on that first drive. He's a smart guy. You've got to give him credit.
He might not have been welcomed back last year at a certain time. I was upset. I'm selfish - I wanted to win. I was angry. But that's last year,
He's doing what we need. A big percentage of the team needs that mental toughness, and that's what we have always needed here. That will hopefully pan out and make us a tougher, nasty team. We want it where teams don't want to play us.
When he came in, I thought he was going to be a wild man. But really, he's not.